Since downtown has a lot going on right now, I guess it's time for Collegetown to get started on some of its projects. From the Cornell Daily Sun (though I think they meant to say 5 floors of residential instead of four):

Whoa, I haven't seen anything indicating that Novarr was starting their project. Great info scoop icat. Thanks!!!

I don't think the Novarr plan is underway. There's no construction loan on file with the county records office, and there's no plan that's been approved by the city. The demo must have been for other reasons. It could be because of a major building issue that Novarr didn't think worth resolving, given his short-term plans.

Here's an article from the Ithaca Voice about the Belle Sherman area homes being sold out. Ithaca needs some 4,000 housing units in the metro area, so it's not surprising that this development in the city was so successful. The big problem is housing affordability. I'll post another article about that. First, Belle Sherman:

I don't think the Novarr plan is underway. There's no construction loan on file with the county records office, and there's no plan that's been approved by the city. The demo must have been for other reasons. It could be because of a major building issue that Novarr didn't think worth resolving, given his short-term plans.

Dang, I was all excited about sitting in Starbucks having a flat white and watching the summer construction.

Dang, I was all excited about sitting in Starbucks having a flat white and watching the summer construction.

You can watch the Dryden South project though! The old Kraftee's building will come down in June, excavation and foundation work will be in July and August, and steel should start rising for the new building by the start of the fall semester.